Forums like this are mostly used to discuss problems with a product and how to solve them. And, this forum is especially good a helping newbies like myself solve issues. That's because Tivo has been around a long time and there are old timers here willing to spend their time top us.
In a forum like this it's easy to take for granted the nice thi helngs about the product that those of us find really nice. But those of us that move from other platforms see these features as truly helpful. Some are little things but they remove a thorn in our side and make watching TV more pleasant.
I replaced cable card tuner Windows Media Center setup that I had for about 7 years with a Roamio Plus. I also have a Verizon FIOS Quantum whole house unit as my wife wants to keep her recording separate and she prefers the FIOS unit.
So, I have some insight coming from other units.
Here are my likes...
1. The guide. Particularly the amount of data in the guide. On WMC (Windows Media Center) the guide was never more than 12 days. Sometimes less. If the show wasn't in there it wouldn't show up in a search. If I saw an ad for a show that was going to be on TV in the future past 12 days I'd have write a note or put it on my calendar or I'd miss it. Compare that to Tivo. In every instance I've been able to set up a One Pass. Sometimes the show is more than a month out. I find this a great feature.
2. Reliability. FIOS Quantum is like Tivo. A base unit with 6 tuners and remote units that have no tuner but work off the base unit like a Tivo Mini. All connectivity is through MOCA. With FIOS Quantum I have to reboot (unplug) the satellite unit daily. It gets in a state where it just freezes. To solve this I just put a on/off timer plug on it. It powers off/on at 2am. The base unit needs to be rebooted at least once per week. I've only had to reboot Tivo twice since I got it 3 months ago and have never had to reboot a Tivo Mini.
Windows Media Center it so fragile that I had to turn off Windows updates about 4 years ago as often updates would simply cause the tuner to stop working. Most of us WMC users put the Windows installation on a small SSD with everything else on another drive. That way we could image the C: drive before every update and just restore it if something went wrong.
3. Find my remote. I've used this feature several times since I got Tivo and love it. Is there any other DVR that has this?
4. Suggested recordings. I find myself watching and creating One Passes with recordings that Tivo has made on my behalf. This is a very nice feature that I didn't think I'd ever use.
5. Watching on remote devices. I have watched my recordings on my Android phone and tablet many times. This is very cool. I could watch WMC on a PC on the same network but not on phones or tablets. And with WMC I could only watch live TV on the WMC PC. I have no idea if FIOS will let me watch recordings remotely, I don't think so.
6. Setting up recordings and One Pass on my phone. It's so nice to be able to set up a recording on my phone. Sometimes I'll be talking to someone at work or at lunch and they mention a program they like and I can immediately create a One Pass. How cool is that?
7. The Fast Forward Jump. When in fast forward I can press the jump button and it jumps the next bar on the time line. A great way to get to the end of a long recording. WMC had a similar feature but FIOS doesn't AFAIK.
8. The list of recordings. Tivo lists recordings by folder with the folders with the most recent entries at the top. WMC had only two choices. Individual recordings in descending order or in folders in alphabetical order by show title. Neither was ideal. Especially when I had over 400 recordings. Tivo is like the FIOS DVR.
9. And, finally, this forum. I have received a lot of information about Tivo here. I was able to immediately put in a 3TB drive thanks to you folks. I made sure I got the right drive based upon suggestions here. I may not participate a lot but I read threads and learn what I need. I'm a newbie and I'll throw things in when I think I can contribute but this forum is a breath of fresh air. Very helpful and threads and they never deteriorate into personal attacks. Everyone here is professional and truly wants to help.
If you have things you especially like please add to the thread.
In a forum like this it's easy to take for granted the nice thi helngs about the product that those of us find really nice. But those of us that move from other platforms see these features as truly helpful. Some are little things but they remove a thorn in our side and make watching TV more pleasant.
I replaced cable card tuner Windows Media Center setup that I had for about 7 years with a Roamio Plus. I also have a Verizon FIOS Quantum whole house unit as my wife wants to keep her recording separate and she prefers the FIOS unit.
So, I have some insight coming from other units.
Here are my likes...
1. The guide. Particularly the amount of data in the guide. On WMC (Windows Media Center) the guide was never more than 12 days. Sometimes less. If the show wasn't in there it wouldn't show up in a search. If I saw an ad for a show that was going to be on TV in the future past 12 days I'd have write a note or put it on my calendar or I'd miss it. Compare that to Tivo. In every instance I've been able to set up a One Pass. Sometimes the show is more than a month out. I find this a great feature.
2. Reliability. FIOS Quantum is like Tivo. A base unit with 6 tuners and remote units that have no tuner but work off the base unit like a Tivo Mini. All connectivity is through MOCA. With FIOS Quantum I have to reboot (unplug) the satellite unit daily. It gets in a state where it just freezes. To solve this I just put a on/off timer plug on it. It powers off/on at 2am. The base unit needs to be rebooted at least once per week. I've only had to reboot Tivo twice since I got it 3 months ago and have never had to reboot a Tivo Mini.
Windows Media Center it so fragile that I had to turn off Windows updates about 4 years ago as often updates would simply cause the tuner to stop working. Most of us WMC users put the Windows installation on a small SSD with everything else on another drive. That way we could image the C: drive before every update and just restore it if something went wrong.
3. Find my remote. I've used this feature several times since I got Tivo and love it. Is there any other DVR that has this?
4. Suggested recordings. I find myself watching and creating One Passes with recordings that Tivo has made on my behalf. This is a very nice feature that I didn't think I'd ever use.
5. Watching on remote devices. I have watched my recordings on my Android phone and tablet many times. This is very cool. I could watch WMC on a PC on the same network but not on phones or tablets. And with WMC I could only watch live TV on the WMC PC. I have no idea if FIOS will let me watch recordings remotely, I don't think so.
6. Setting up recordings and One Pass on my phone. It's so nice to be able to set up a recording on my phone. Sometimes I'll be talking to someone at work or at lunch and they mention a program they like and I can immediately create a One Pass. How cool is that?
7. The Fast Forward Jump. When in fast forward I can press the jump button and it jumps the next bar on the time line. A great way to get to the end of a long recording. WMC had a similar feature but FIOS doesn't AFAIK.
8. The list of recordings. Tivo lists recordings by folder with the folders with the most recent entries at the top. WMC had only two choices. Individual recordings in descending order or in folders in alphabetical order by show title. Neither was ideal. Especially when I had over 400 recordings. Tivo is like the FIOS DVR.
9. And, finally, this forum. I have received a lot of information about Tivo here. I was able to immediately put in a 3TB drive thanks to you folks. I made sure I got the right drive based upon suggestions here. I may not participate a lot but I read threads and learn what I need. I'm a newbie and I'll throw things in when I think I can contribute but this forum is a breath of fresh air. Very helpful and threads and they never deteriorate into personal attacks. Everyone here is professional and truly wants to help.
If you have things you especially like please add to the thread.
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